International Clinical and Medical Case Reports Journal (ISSN: 2832-5788) | Volume 3, Issue 5 | Case Report | Open Access DOI

Microscopic Polyangitis Masquerading as Guillain-Barre Syndrome: A Renal Cell Carcinoma Paraneoplasm

Dhruvil Shah^*

Dhruvil Shah1*, Prachi Gajjar2, Parth Parmar3, Kashish Magnani4, Hetvi Gajjar5 and Kinna Parikh6

1Internal medicine resident physician, Western Reserve Health Education, Ohio, USA

2Internal medicine resident physician, Western Reserve Health Education, Ohio, USA

3Internal medicine resident physician, Western Reserve Health Education, Ohio, USA

4Medical student, Surat Municipal Institute of Medical Education and Research, Surat, India

5Medical student; Pramukhswami Medical college, Karamsad, India

6Internal medicine resident physician, Western Reserve Health Education, Ohio, USA

^*Correspondence to: Dhruvil Shah 

Abstract

Microscopicpolyangiitis(MPA),araresystemicvasculitisandasubsetof ANCA associatedVasculitis (AAVC), can manifest with neurological symptoms mimicking Guillain-BarreSyndrome(GBS).WepresentauniquecasewhereMPA,initiallymisdiagnosedasGBS,waslater revealed as a manifestation of paraneoplastic syndrome secondary to renal cellcarcinoma(RCC).

Keywords:

Microscopic polyangiitis; Guillain-Barré Syndrome; Renal cell carcinoma; Paraneoplastic syndrome; Vasculitis

Citation:

Shah D, Gajjar P, Parmar P, Magnani K, Gajjar H, Parikh K. Microscopic Polyangitis Masquerading as Guillain-Barre Syndrome: A Renal Cell Carcinoma Paraneoplasm. Int Clinc Med Case Rep Jour. 2024;3(5):1-4.